d Awards 2025 Finalists

Igniting a New Era of Creativity

Meet the 2025 d-Awards Finalists Redefining Digital Creativity & Innovation

Agency Categories


The Most Flexible OOH Planner Around

BRAND:
Moving Walls


 


REV Media Group’s Commitment to an Empowered Malaysian Society

AGENCY:
REV Media Group



Wider, Deeper, and Disruptive: iMedia’s Bold Move with Khairy & Shahril

AGENCY:
iMedia



The Star ESG: Bridging ESG Knowledge Into Action

AGENCY:
The Star



What Did Leading Experts in Malaysian Content Achieve for Advertiser Brands in 2024?

AGENCY:
REV Media Group




THE SHOUT GROUP/FCB SHOUT

AGENCY:
THE SHOUT GROUP/FCB SHOUT




Malaysia Airlines Matta Fair 2024

AGENCY:
Tinker Society


 


Gushcloud: Elevating Brands Through Creator-First Activations

AGENCY:
Gushcloud




A’Roma Dinings “Taste of Italy”

AGENCY:
Tinker Society


 

Campaign Categories


Tech Meets Tradition: CelcomDigi Business Driving SME Digitalisation Across Vernacular Audiences

BRAND:
CelcomDigi




Breaking B2B Barriers: A Market-First Innovation in SME Lead Generation

BRAND:
Alliance Digital SME




Genting Sustainbiz F&B Expo: Be part of the solution, not pollution

BRAND:
Resort World Genting




Maybank Islamic Halal2U: Powering the Halal B2B Ecosystem

BRAND:
Maybank Islamic Berhad




SME Digital Financing: Fast-Track Your Business Growth with Instant Funding with Maybank

BRAND:
Malayan Banking Berhad




A B2B Approach Outperforms B2C by 177% in ROAS for Drinkies

BRAND:
Drinkies Malaysia


 


First-ever Podcast series from a pickup truck. Ford Ranger

BRAND:
Ford Malaysia




From Soundwaves to Innovation: Samsung Live Translate in Action

BRAND:
Samsung Galaxy S Series




The SUPER Audible Experience

BRAND:
SUPER




Cash Confessions, turning Ringgits into Real Talk

BRAND:
Maybank




Refresh Your Music: Heineken’s Genre-Crossing Spotify Experience

BRAND:
Heineken Malaysia




Amplifying Carlsberg’s Look East Campaign: Innovative Digital Audio Strategy Drives Local Engagement

BRAND:
Carlsberg


 


From Lapsed to Loyal: How McDonald’s Malaysia Boosted App Transactions with AI & CRM Targeting

BRAND:
McDelivery Malaysia




TIADA LAGI ALAMAK: How Boost PayFlex Turned Financial Woes into Social Virality

BRAND:
Boost




Cetaphil’s Skin Analyzer Fuels Customer Acquisitions

BRAND:
Cetaphil Malaysia




Banking on Data: The Data-First Strategy That Supercharged Boost Bank

BRAND:
Boost Bank




Every Star deserves to shine equally brightly

BRAND:
Mercedes Benz Pre-Owned Cars




The Story of Applecrumby’s Loyalty Loop

BRAND:
Applecrumby


 


Flipping the Script: Turning Offline shoppers into Online Buyers with Precise E-Commerce Tactics

BRAND:
Overall Haleon Portfolio – Panadol, Sensodyne, Scott’s, Centrum, Caltrate




Kerastase’s E-Commerce Triumph: Precision Strategy & Innovation Fuel Record-Breaking Sales

BRAND:
Kerastase




Applecrumby’s Baby Fair Evolution to eCommerce Revolution

BRAND:
Applecrumby




Tradition Meets Innovation: E-Commerce for Carlsberg’s Lunar New Year

BRAND:
Carlsberg Malaysia




Winning the Game: How Grab’s 1PD Helped Guinness Sell More Beer

BRAND:
Guinness Malaysia




Boosting Ramadan Sales with Milk Power

BRAND:
Dutch Lady Malaysia


 


From Rap To Resilience – How Hotlink And Joe Flizzow Redefined Influencer Mktg

BRAND:
Maxis




When Authenticity Takes Lead: How foodpanda Let 60 Influencers Shape The Narrative

BRAND:
foodpanda




Spritzer Sparkling Raya 2024 Campaign

BRAND:
Spritzer




Maybelline Turns Adversity into Innovation—Dominating Instagram Reels and Regaining Influence

BRAND:
Maybelline




Burger King turning Critics into Cravers

BRAND:
Burger King




How a Small Local Chocolate Brand Took on Giants to Hit the China Market on XiaoHongShu

BRAND:
Vochelle




Kita Bagi Jadi: How Influencers Turned a Bank into a Movement

BRAND:
CIMB Group




24-Hour Heineken Boring Challenge

BRAND:
Heineken Malaysia


 


IKEA Complete Sleep : An Innovative Approach to Sleep Wellness in Malaysia

BRAND:
IKEA




Carrie Junior Bath-Time and Gen Alpha’s User Journey

BRAND:
Carrie Junior




OTWC Heritage Hype

BRAND:
OLDTOWN WHITE COFFEE




Dancing & Singing into Hearts: 3P and Mamee Chef Lights Up CNY Festivity

BRAND:
Mamee Chef




TikTok Shop – How A New Entrant Broke The D-Day Records

BRAND:
TikTok Shop




Tambah Spritzer Sparkling, Raya Lagi Happening / Add Spritzer Sparkling, Raya Gets More Happening

BRAND:
Spritzer


 


How Shu Uemura turned Search Momentum into #1 market domination.

BRAND:
shu uemura




Banking on Data: The Data-First Strategy That Supercharged Boost Bank

BRAND:
Boost Bank




KFC Pioneers a Smarter Approach to Marketing Resilience

BRAND:
KFC




CelcomDigi Fibre: Using Conversations for Conversions

BRAND:
CelcomDigi Fibre




Transforming SCB Credit Card campaigns from CPL to CPAA

BRAND:
Standard Chartered Malaysia




Applecrumby Transforms Baby Fair into Sustainable Sales Optimiser

BRAND:
Applecrumby




Cetaphil Unlocks Audience Attention (1st in APAC)

BRAND:
Cetaphil Malaysia


 


Maybank Islamic: Halal-Precision Search Guide

BRAND:
Maybank Islamic Berhad




Lancôme’s Search Revolution: How SEO + SEM Synergy Redefined Digital Success

BRAND:
Lancôme




Transforming Search Marketing: A Unified SEO and SEM Approach for Unmatched Efficiency and Growth

BRAND:
AIA




Transforming search with Real-Time Inventory Ads

BRAND:
Mercedes-Benz Malaysia




Disrupting the Messy Middle: A Brighter Search Strategy

BRAND:
Sun Life




Sri KDU Schools’ SEO Triumph: A Blueprint for Educational Institutions

BRAND:
Sri KDU Schools


 



Empower Not Intimidate: CelcomDigi Business Redefines Generative AI Capabilities For Local Culture

BRAND:
CelcomDigi Berhad




Revolutionise Fibre Plan with CelcomDigi’s Gamified AI for Personalised Family & Individual Choices

BRAND:
CelcomDigi Fibre




Tiger Leverages AI for Creative Builds to Cater to Gen-Z Audiences

BRAND:
Tiger Beer Malaysia




TNB Energy Budget Feature: AI-Powered Engagement for Smarter Energy Adoption

BRAND:
myTNB (featuring Energy Budget)




Alliance Bank’s AI Revolution: Cracking the B2B Lead-Gen Code

BRAND:
Alliance Digital SME




Cetaphil Unlocks Audience Attention (1st in APAC)

BRAND:
Cetaphil Malaysia


 


How Hotlink Handed The Brand Seat To Gamers And Won The Youth Market

BRAND:
Maxis




Forgiveness: A stranger than fiction true story… brought to life.

BRAND:
RHB Bank




How NIVEA Men Made A Functional Product Feel Personalised Through Content

BRAND:
NIVEA Men




Swinging Back to Prestige: Maybank Championship Turning Influence into Affluence

BRAND:
Maybank




How CelcomDigi Business Fused Malay Heritage With Generative AI To Build Innovation In Business News

BRAND:
CelcomDigi Berhad




People, Not Performance – Humanizing U Mobile’s 5G Network

BRAND:
U Mobile


 


Banking on Data: The Data-First Strategy That Supercharged Boost Bank

BRAND:
Boost Bank




TNB Energy Budget Feature: Smart Data Driving an Energy-Savvy Nation

BRAND:
myTNB (featuring Energy Budget)




Drypers Baby Club – The Bane of Being the Biggest Baby Club

BRAND:
Drypers




KFC Pioneers a Smarter Approach to Marketing Resilience

BRAND:
KFC




From Baby Bumps to Big Wins: How AIA Nailed Hyper-Targeted Engagement

BRAND:
AIA




Moomoo – Turning Data into a DOOH-Powered Conversion Engine

BRAND:
Moomoo




A Game-Changer: Building Guinness’s Football Association Through LoopMe Precision Data Tactics

BRAND:
Guinness Malaysia


 


Acceptance: Uncovering the beauty of a mind unseen.

BRAND:
RHB Bank




Forgiveness: A stranger than fiction true story… brought to life.

BRAND:
RHB Bank




Targeting in Reverse: AIA’s Unexpected Strategy That Redefined Health for Lasting Impact

BRAND:
AIA




Independence, Rewritten: A Story of Trust, Connection, and Strength

BRAND:
Maybank




Tiger Cuts Carbon Emissions While Driving Media Impact

BRAND:
Tiger Beer Malaysia




More than just a scholarship, Safi empowers Malay women to live their dreams

BRAND:
Safi


 


CelcomDigi: Turning Network Frustration into Opportunity

BRAND:
CelcomDigi Brand




AghPay – the World’s First Beer Currency to Pay for the Refreshing Ahh from Heineken

BRAND:
Heineken Malaysia




McDonald’s Inside Out approach – Clean Room Solution for ad impact

BRAND:
McDonald’s




Breaking the Mold: How Social Intelligence Transformed SME Targeting

BRAND:
Alliance Digital SME




How AI Pantuns Helped CelcomDigi Business Establish Presence With Malay SMEs

BRAND:
CelcomDigi Berhad




Perfect Pair: Dutch Lady and Grab Serve Up Nutritious Breakfast Options

BRAND:
Dutch Lady Malaysia




Cetaphil Unlocks Audience Attention (1st in APAC)

BRAND:
Cetaphil Malaysia


 


YSL Recreates Lipstick Testing via Rich Media, Achieving 85 Days of Non-Stop Engagement

BRAND:
Yves Saint Laurent Beauty



AI-Informed Assets Deliver Audience Attention and Brand Lifts for Tiger

BRAND:
Tiger Beer Malaysia



8.5% CTR? Sure or not? Edelweiss Does the Unthinkable

BRAND:
Edelweiss Malaysia



CelcomDigi Fibre: DV360 Speed Test 2.0 with FTTR

BRAND:
CelcomDigi Fibre



Agh to Ahh: A Rich Media Journey Powered by Heineken

BRAND:
Heineken Malaysia



Guinness Scores 34% Uplift Through Contextual Rich Media

BRAND:
Guinness Malaysia



Cetaphil’s Skin Analyzer Goes Viral On-Ground and Online

BRAND:
Cetaphil Malaysia




IKEA Complete Sleep : Revolutionizing Malaysian Sleep Health with DOOH

BRAND:
IKEA




Moomoo – Transforming DOOH into the No.1 App Download Engine

BRAND:
Moomoo




TikTok Shop – How a New Entrant Broke the D-Day Records

BRAND:
TikTok Shop




foodpanda DOOH: Painting the Nation Panda Pink

BRAND:
foodpanda




Heineken on DOOH? Wait. What? Heineken Makes the Impossible Possible!

BRAND:
Heineken Malaysia




Carlsberg’s DOOH Triumph: Amplifying Impact and Capturing more than 200k Footfall in 3 Days

BRAND:
Carlsberg




“Jom, Teka Peribahasa!” with Big Tree

BRAND:
Big Tree


 


CelcomDigi Fibre: Cutting Through the Clutter with Contextual Precision

BRAND:
CelcomDigi Fibre




Shopee’s Double Digit Domination: Harnessing OTT to Ignite Nationwide Growth

BRAND:
SHOPEE




CTV & OTT for Video Engagement & Audience Retention

BRAND:
Edelweiss Malaysia




Edelweiss Unlocks CTV and OTT for End-To-End Consumer Journey

BRAND:
Edelweiss Malaysia




Small Change, Big Impact: Heineken Amplifies their CTV Presence

BRAND:
Heineken Malaysia




Dutch Lady Connects Mothers Through Festive & Nutritional Content

BRAND:
Dutch Lady Malaysia


 


How Honor’s Steamboat Drama Went Viral—And The Internet Did The Rest

BRAND:
Honor




AghPay – the World’s First Beer Currency to Pay for the Refreshing Ahh from Heineken

BRAND:
Heineken Malaysia




Burger King turning Critics into Cravers

BRAND:
Burger King




How NIVEA Men Turned A Functional Product Into Emotional Connections With Short-Form Videos

BRAND:
NIVEA Men




How a 90-Year-Old Toothpaste Brand Shocked Gen Zs on TikTok — and Won!

BRAND:
Darlie




Guinness Scores a Goal and Beats Meta at its Own Game

BRAND:
Guinness Malaysia




Aiken Sichuan BianNian “Make-Up Changing Show”

BRAND:
Aiken


 


Converse – Celebrate Your Way

BRAND:
Converse



How We Threw A Phone Into A Steamboat Pot & Made A Viral Video Out Of It

BRAND:
Honor



How To Make Millions Before Grandma Dies Viral Video

BRAND:
Golden Screen Cinemas



Hantu Kum Kum: Breaking Taboo’s the Libresse Way

BRAND:
Libresse



Sunsilk Empowers Gen Zs With Rambut Tetap Boom

BRAND:
Sunsilk



How EcoWorld Ditched Its ‘Overly-Atas’ Image to Connect With Gen Z Homebuyers

BRAND:
EcoWorld (duduk)



Hacking the System: Tiger Crystal’s YouTube Success Story

BRAND:
Tiger Beer Malaysia



THAT Moment: How 26M Fans Amplified the Deadpool & Wolverine Experience

BRAND:
Golden Screen Cinemas


People Categories


Lee Jin Hin (Sharpy)

AGENCY:
Universal McCann



Sylviah Koo Yun Kei

AGENCY:
Universal McCann



Tan Wen Yee (Taryn)

AGENCY:
Universal McCann



Azian Hashim

AGENCY:
Zenith Media



Mehul Mandalia

AGENCY:
Moving Walls



Neow Ker Eong

AGENCY:
Zenith Media



Muhammad Faiz bin Ismail

AGENCY:
PHD Media (M) Sdn Bhd



Poon Wen Xi

AGENCY:
Universal McCann




Parvinraj Gunasecaran

AGENCY:
Universal McCann




Addina Kharmizi

AGENCY:
Universal McCann




Priyanka Nair

AGENCY:
Universal McCann




Stella Ho Yuen Yee

AGENCY:
Universal McCann




Leslie Audrey Lawrence

AGENCY:
IMEDIA




Nihal Pravin Kedar

AGENCY:
Zenith Media




Chew Zhi Sam

AGENCY:
Zenith Media




Ng Qian Hui

AGENCY:
PHD Media (M) Sdn Bhd




Jeremy Tuan

AGENCY:
PHD Media (M) Sdn Bhd


 

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d AWARDS 2025 GALA NIGHT

6:30PM,
12th JUNE 2025

Imperial Ballroom,
One World Hotel, PJ

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